Philosophy and Religious Studies
CLA Librarian
Brett Bodemer
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Purpose of this Guide and Research Help Options
This guide gives you great pointers on the best databases and resources for your field. Don't forget that you can find help on 24/7 LIVE CHAT at any time of day or night. You can also email the CLA librarian, Brett Bodemer, at bbodemer@calpoly.edu.
- Video: Top 5 Reasons to Use 24/7 Live ChatThis 120 second video explains how 5 minutes of chat can save you 15 minutes of agony!
Philosophy Library Research Video
- Philosophy Library Research Video (Renovation Edition #1)This brief video demos how to sign in, search, find peer-review articles and philosophical texts. You can even speed it up!
Philosopher's Index
- Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new windowSpecifically lists articles and books in philosophy. Easy to link out to full text.
Very Short Introduction Ebooks from Oxford
- Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new windowBrief ebooks written by experts across the board - on physics, art, communism, beat poetry - almost anything!
Search Many Article Databases at Once
- EBSCOhost (All Databases) This link opens in a new windowEBSCOhost (All Databases) provides a single search across all EBSCO databases. Much of this content is different than what appears in OneSearch, but of high value and easy to use for all disciplines.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowUse the library link and/or be logged into My Cal Poly Portal when you use Google Scholar so you can link out to full text in our databases via the Get it At Cal Poly button. (Sometimes the Get it at Cal Poly Button is hidden UNDER a result so click the two little arrows >> )
- ProQuest (All Databases) This link opens in a new windowProQuest (All Databases) provides a single search across all ProQuest databases.
- OneSearchUse relevant keywords then use filters on left. For immediately available electronic results, use the filter on the left: "Available Online at Kennedy" and then filter for ebooks. For print items, sign into OneSearch to see your request options. Delivery times for tangible items retrievable from campus storage will be faster than items requested from other libraries (ILL.)
- Using OneSearchThis guide gives you lots of tips and tricks for using OneSearch effectively.
- Video: The Four Flavors of Print Books Requests in OneSearch3 minute video explaining requests for physical items in order of how fast you can get to the item.
- Open LibrarySome books you identify in OneSearch may be available for free digital lending and reading online. This will be faster than requesting it. It only takes a moment to make an Internet Archive account and "borrow" these books. You can also search here for things not in OneSearch.
- Open Library - Many Books Available Online (Renovation Edition #1)3 minute video showing how to check Open Library for possible immediate online access to books you see listed in OneSearch.
Search Ebrary, SpringerLink and Project Muse for ebooks
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly books and articles, with some current content and lots going way back.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowScholarly books and articles. To get books click Books on left column.
- Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new windowBooks and Articles. To get books, after first keyword search, click BOOKS in right column.
PhilPapers
- PhilPapers: Philosophical Research Online This link opens in a new windowPhilPapers is a comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles.
To take full advantage of features such as external full text and Find It links, off-campus users need to create an account and then affiliate their user profile with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in the Academic Institution dropdown menu.
To learn more about how PhilPapers links through OneSearch and how to create and affiliate your account, see the PhilPapers page on this guide or view these two short videos.
- Video: PhilPapers On-Campus Access2 minute video showing on-campus access to PhilPapers. Can use PhilPapers website or link from Kennedy database list.
- Video: PhilPapers Off-Campus Access3 minute video describing steps to be taken to set up off-campus linking to OneSearch and ILL from PhilPapers.
Good Databases To search One at a Time
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
More Books
- OneSearchUse relevant keywords then use filters on left. For immediately available electronic results, use the filter on the left: "Available Online at Kennedy" and then filter for ebooks. For print items, sign into OneSearch to see your request options. Delivery times for tangible items retrievable from campus storage will be faster than items requested from other libraries (ILL.)
- Video: The Four Flavors of Print Books Requests in OneSearch3 minute video explaining requests for physical items in order of how fast you can get to the item.
- Open LibrarySome books you identify in OneSearch may be available for free digital lending and reading online. This will be faster than requesting it. It only takes a moment to make an Internet Archive account and "borrow" these books. You can also search here for things not in OneSearch.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new window100s of libraries in North America - and we share most print materials!
Online Philosophy Reference
- Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyFrequently updated, free, online Encyclopedia.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowThe Gale Virtual Reference Library contains encyclopedias, dictionaries, and standard university reference works covering most subject areas.
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
- Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new windowTopics, philosophers, philosophies and religions may have succinct chapters here.